\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}ABSTRACT}{iv}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}\"OZ}{vi}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}DEDICATON}{viii}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}ACKNOWLEDGMENTS}{ix}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}TABLE OF CONTENTS}{x}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}LIST OF TABLES}{xii}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}LIST OF FIGURES}{xiii}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS}{xvi}
\contentsline {nodots}{\numberline {}CHAPTERS}{1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}INTRODUCTION}{1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}BACKGROUND}{4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}WiMAX Standards}{4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.1}IEEE 802.16}{6}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.1.1.1}IEEE 802.16 OFDMA PHY}{6}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.1.1.2}IEEE 802.16 MAC}{7}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.1.2}IEEE 802.16j Multihop Relay Specification}{15}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.1.2.1}PHY Layer Specification}{18}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {2.1.2.2}MAC Layer Specification}{18}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2}Mobile IP}{23}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.2.1}Overview of Protocol}{23}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}LITERATURE SURVEY}{26}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}Shortcut Routing}{26}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}Path Selection}{28}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}PROPOSED METHODS FOR TRAFIC AWARE ROUTING IN IEEE 802.16J NON-TRANSPARENT NETWORKS}{33}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.1}Shortcut Routing}{34}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1.1}Assumptions}{34}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1.2}Cross Layer for Shortcut Routing}{35}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.2}Hierarchical Addressing and Routing for IEEE 802.16j Multihop Relay Networks}{39}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.3}Enhanced Mobile IP for Shortcut Routing Enabled IEEE 802.16j Networks}{41}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.4}Traffic Aware Path Selection for Shortcut Routing Enabled IEEE 802.16j Multihop Relay Networks}{45}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.1}Path Selection Metrics}{45}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.2}Integration with IEEE 802.16j Standard}{47}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.4.3}Path Selection Method}{50}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5}SIMULATION RESULTS}{55}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.1}Simulation Environment}{55}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.1.1}NCTUns 6.0}{56}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.1.1.1}Protocol Stacks of IEEE 802.16j Non-transparent Mode Networks in NCTUns}{57}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{\numberline {5.1.1.2}Modification for Shortcut Routing}{59}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.1.2}WiMAX Multihop Relay Simulator}{60}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.2}Topologies and Simulation Results}{61}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.1}Scenario 1}{62}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.2}Scenario 2}{62}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.3}Scenario 3}{63}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.4}Scenario 4}{64}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.5}Scenario 5}{64}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.6}Scenario 6}{65}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {5.2.7}Scenario 7}{66}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {5.3}Comments}{81}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {6}CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORKS}{82}
\contentsline {leads}{\numberline {}\uppercase {REFERENCES}}{86}
